{"id":12175,"date":"2020-12-10T05:50:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T05:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.websearchpros.com\/?p=12175"},"modified":"2020-12-10T05:50:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T05:50:27","slug":"monegro-v-school-zone-publishing-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elitewebco.com\/philippines\/2020\/12\/10\/monegro-v-school-zone-publishing-company\/","title":{"rendered":"MONEGRO v. SCHOOL ZONE PUBLISHING COMPANY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"legal_whom\">\n<div class=\"plaintiff_block\">\n<div class=\"plaintiff_content\">\n<h2>Plaintiff<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"legal_ul\">\n<li><span class=\"legal_label\">Name:<\/span> Frankie Monegro<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"legal_label\">Filing date:<\/span> December 1, 2020<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"legal_label\">State of filing:<\/span> New York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"defendant_block\">\n<div class=\"defendant_content\">\n<h2>Defendant<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"legal_ul\">\n<li><span class=\"legal_label\">Name:<\/span> School Zone Publishing Company<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"legal_label\">Website:<\/span> <a class=\"defendant_website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolzone.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.schoolzone.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"legal_label\">Industry:<\/span> Educational<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"legal_label\">Summary:<\/span> School Zone manufactures and sells educational workbooks and related items for teachers and students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"legal_summary\">\n<h2>Case Summary<\/h2>\n<p>On December 1, 2020, Frankie Monegro filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against School Zone Publishing Company. Plaintiff Frankie Monegro alleges that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolzone.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.schoolzone.com<\/a> is not accessible per the WCAG 2.1 accessibility standard(s).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"legal_case_details\">\n<h2>Case Details<\/h2>\n<h3>Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"indented-text\">\n<ul>\n<li>Many features on the Website lacks alt. text<\/li>\n<li>Many features on the Website also fail to Add a label element or title attribute for each field<\/li>\n<li>Many pages on the Website also contain the same title elements.<\/li>\n<li>The Website also contained a host of broken links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"indented-text\">\n<ul>\n<li>VIOLATIONS OF THE ADA, 42 U.S.C. \u00a7 12181 et seq.<\/li>\n<li>VIOLATIONS OF THE NYCHRL<\/li>\n<li>DECLARATORY RELIEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"indented-text\">\n<ul>\n<li>A preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 12182, et seq., N.Y.C. Administrative Code \u00a7 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York<\/li>\n<li>A preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take all the steps necessary to make its Website into full compliance with the requirements set forth in the ADA, and its implementing regulations, so that the Website is readily accessible to and usable by blind individuals<\/li>\n<li>A declaration that Defendant owns, maintains and\/or operates its Website in a manner that discriminates against the blind and which fails to provide access for persons with disabilities as required by Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 12182, et seq., N.Y.C. Administrative Code \u00a7 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York<\/li>\n<li>An order certifying the Class and Sub-Classes under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) &amp; (b)(2) and\/or (b)(3), appointing Plaintiff as Class Representative, and his attorneys as Class Counsel<\/li>\n<li>Compensatory damages in an amount to be determined by proof, including all applicable statutory and punitive damages and fines, to Plaintiff and the proposed class and subclasses for violations of their civil rights under New York City Human Rights Law and City Law<\/li>\n<li>Pre- and post-judgment interest<\/li>\n<li>An award of costs and expenses of this action together with reasonable attorneys\u2019 and expert fees<\/li>\n<li>Such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plaintiff Name: Frankie Monegro Filing date: December 1, 2020 State of filing: New York Defendant Name: School Zone Publishing Company Website: www.schoolzone.com Industry: Educational Summary: School Zone manufactures and sells educational workbooks and related items for teachers and students. 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